ACHI IR-6500 Infrared BGA Rework Station Video Review

Product Details: http://toolboom.com/en/Infrared-BGA-Rework-Station-ACHI-IR-6500.php We are having a review of a new soldering station ACHI IR-6500, which is an advanced version of an IR-6000 station. The package includes: - a preheater - a power cable - a temperature probe, a USB cable, additional holders - screws and a hex key for station assembly - a disassembled PCB table consisting of a lot of parts. - The upper heater is to be installed on a this tube. - a Reflective tape. - a CD with software. Visual inspection reveals several significant improvements compared to the previous model. Let's have a look at each of them. First we would like to note is a protection glass over the lower heater. The glass ensures protection of the heater from mechanical damage as well as improves the heating spot uniformity. One more feature from the manufacturer is a standard K-type thermocouple. The data is synchronized synchronized with a PC using the USB interface. Drivers for 64 bit and 32 bit operation systems are included. The back panel is equipped with auto switches which increase general reliability of the system. PCB holding table has remained the same. It is used for holding rectangular or other shape PCBs, for example laptop motherboards. There are additional holders for that. You may actually fix the PCB of any size and any shape. Now let's have a closer look on soldering station controls. As I have already mentioned there are auto switches on the back panel that power on the station. Front panel features two temperature controllers. The left one deals with the lower heater, and this programmable one controls the upper heater. There is also a button for turning on the lamp and a button for turning on the cooling fan situated on the upper heater, as well as two buttons to start and stop the soldering process. This soldering station uses the same type of temperature controllers as other ACHI models. Heating element parameters are also similar to the previous IR-6000 model. The lower heater size is 180 by 180 mm, its power is 800 W. The upper heater size is 80 by 80 mm, and the power is 400 W. The main conclusion we would like to make is that though this soldering station is slightly more expensive than the previous one (by nearly 10%), all the weak points of the previous model have been eliminated. Thus the operation characteristics of the device were significantly enhanced. See more infrared soldering stations: http://toolboom.com/en/Soldering-Equipment/Infrared-Soldering-Stations